- Evaluate and optimize environmental sensors for monitoring and intelligent control of built environmental systems
- Develop reduced-order models of pollutant transport for predictive control of built environmental systems
- Develop i-BES for personal environmental control
- Develop i-BES for large office buildings
- Develop integrated testbeds for testing, debugging, and optimizing i-BES
Our Research Facilities
- Test atmosphere generator systems (TAGs) for sensor evaluation
- Coupled outdoor/indoor environmental simulator for testing new control algorithms
- A 6-zone testbed for evaluating multizone pollutant transport and control systems
- Thermal manikins for studying the microenvironment around human body and testing personal environmental control systems
- Total indoor environmental quality (TIEQ) simulator for studying indoor thermal, air quality, acoustic and lighting environments and their impact on human comfort and performance (under development)
- Whole building testbed
iBES Research Team
- Dr. Jensen Zhang (Team Leader, Acting)
- Mr. Korbaga Woldikidan
- Mr. Zhaozhou Meng
- Mr. Shewangizaw Semahegn
- Mr. Yixing Chen
- Dr. Kwanghoon Han
Other active collaborating faculty
- Dr. Andrea Ferro, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
- Dr. Max Zhang, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University
- Dr. Phil Hopke, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University
- Dr. Can Isik, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
- Dr. C.K. Mohan, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
- Dr. Pramod Varshney, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University
- Dr. Thong Dang, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University
- Dr. Mark Glauser, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University
- Dr. Ezzat Khalifa, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University
Active Projects
- Development of a “Whole building testbed”
- Development of formaldehyde sensors
Past Projects
- i-BES for optimal evacuation and planning
- Development of a full-scale “TIEQ Simulator”